Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-02
MANCHESTER NEWS.
CONTRACT FOR THE ELRCTRIC-LIGHr
CoMPARY's BUILDING AWARDED.
Lightsto be Burning BY August l5th-Ths
New strset-Railway-
Other Items.

the corner OF Filth and Porter streets, ana
awarded the contract to Mr.. j. u. Perdue'
OF this city. Work win begin at once, and
the building. Mr.. Perdue says, viii be
ready TO receive the machinery certainly
within thirty days from the time The work
beeinss The building Is TO be one story
frame One, 81 by S7t feet, and Will cost
about sl,2oO. 1t will be a very simple
structure, without ceiling inside, and C an
be buiH very rapidly.
The company, under the rights granted
il by the city, has to have its lights burning
on or before the 18th Of August, and one OF
the directors last night iestingly remarked:
ave will have one light by that night II 1t
Is only the moon with spire pointing to
il, that we may call that ours" The
company was only granted permis-
sion to furnish eight TO subscribers
and has no contract for lighting the
streets. The poles have been put
up and wires strung all the way
up Hull street to Morrisette Brothers in
the upper part Of the thrifty and growing
suburb Of swansboro'. The company has
about $50 subscribers, from which It Is
thought the revenue Will be about enough
to- meet the expense OF operation. Oi
course this number Will increase daily, and
il is but question OF n little time wheu
the streets OF our city viii be lighted with
electricity. This company has among It's
members some OF our most subsiln,id
businessmen. and It's president is Mr.. NJ.
b. Leonard, Of Richmond.
WATER COLUMN.
The Finance Committee, at its meeting
Thursday night, informally discussed the
proposition to establish a water-cOlumn
in. the city. In this scheme are in
terested a number OF northern capitalists.
Nearly wear ago they, through Mr.. A.
Langstalf johnson, presented the present
proposition to the city. They propose to
establish at some elevated position, which
will overlook the entire city, a mas
siye iron column and on this
tremendous tank. 1t Is ;..Jposed to fur
nish the city tbirty-cight fre-2lugs at an
annual cost OF $4,000. The tank will be
placed 50 high that the pressure from the
plugs wien hose is attached will throw
stream as high as viii any fire-engne. IL
is claimed that the city can thus be pro-
tected from fire at much smaller cost than
the supporting Of fire department would
entail.
The losses here within the past two
wears from Gre have been very heavy and
would more than equip the city with
fir>tclass fire department and support 1t
for a quarter OF a century. The committee
took no action, but will make inquiry into
the workings OF this arrangement else
where, and Will. after receiving this in
formation, make a report to the COun-
eli. The great difficulty here is that II the
city were to go to the expense OF purcha-
sing fire apparatus there j. no water except
IN wells. &c, above Twelfth street. - II
frC.apparatus were purchased some pro-
vision for the extension Of the water ia;ili-
ties Of the city will have to be made.
TAXES.
Yesterday ended the period in which oer-
sons paying the whole n their city and
school taxes received a rebate OF , PEI
cent. Treasurer Bronauyh said to Dis
patch reporter yesterday afternoon that the
season had worked him very hard, as he
had in the early part OF the month TO pre-
pare his books to have the bill, made out by
The 18th ultimo. Thus far about $500 oi
city taxes have been paid, and the pay
mcnt Of enough to increase this sum to
$4,000 has been arranged with the Trea-
surer. This is about $500 more than wl>
paid up to thi, time last year, and that not
wlthsianding the fact that the rate OF taxa
ton has been changed from Sl.7j to 81 60.
The entire city tax thIs year ia S23, l324l-
5000 les than last year. The scnoOl-taN l.
i4,1SG.l5.
THE NEW RAILWAY.
Major BENJAMIN II. Nash, one Of the
directors and counsel Of the Manchester
Railway and Improvement Company, j.
low busily engaged preparing the petition
which Will be presented 10 the Common
Council Of Richmond at its meeting Tues
day neht, asking 10 be permitted to con-
struct lts track and run ears thereon onFOur-
tcenih street from MayO's bridge to Main
street. The company, a. the Dispatch readers
well know. has already been granted the
right to run It's line over the desired route
IN Manchester, and there is no trouble about
getting The right Of way over NayO's briige.
So that the only trouble IS the objection
raised by the merchants there to the road
running on Fourteenth street from Cary TO
Main. The friends OF the company
have been working carefully, and hope they
will he successful in overcoming this oppO-
sitiOn in a measure and that the RichmOnd
Council will be induced to give the
road q chance. Some OF those VINO op.
posCd the scheme most streuuOusly
few weeks AGO, 1t Is stated. are
now almost converted, aud those who
Gcsire to see the road built are
very much encouraged at the outlook. our
ueoplr are heartily in favor OF the road.
The gentlemen interested in 1t have the
means and mean to build, aud there oh.
tains the general belief that IL would greatly
benefit both cities and add 10 the subs,in-
tial prosperity which both are enjoying.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
AT it, meeting Friday night the Finance
COMMITTEE did not consider the resolution
apnIopraling money 10 build two new
school houses, INT adjourned TO meet az Iin
Wednesday night. when this measure and
others will probably be considered. II is un-
derstood that al the proper time the colOred
citizens OF the Third Ward will petition
the Council % erect the building for the
colortd schools in that district As there
are two cOored councllmen from this ward
the WISHES CT their constituents will IN all
probability be gratihed.
The committee Thursday nightappOinted
hr. J. X. Perdue committee OF one 20
see the brokers with whom arrangements
Tor the redemption Of the OLD s per cent.
apd sale OF the new 6'S have been made,
and have their agreement with the city
drawn ND in the form oi contract.
he will report at the meeting wednesday
night. The signing Of the bonds will be
quite a Job for the Treasurer, Auditor, and
President Of the Council, as there will be
one hundred ana twenty $500 bonds, each
bearing siXty.nine coupons OF which
have to be signed.
BRIEF NOTES.
There was large crowd in attendance
upon the Mayors Court yesterday mOrn-
ing. The only case on the docket was that
OF a young srocery-clerk, charged with
assault;ug and beating colOred man. AZ
the latter failed to put In an appearance
the case was continued until wednesday.
During the month OF June the clerk Of
the Hastings Court recorded 30 deeds aud
issued IL marriage e-lieenses-6 to white
and ) to colored couples.
There was brilliant german ut the resi-
dence OF DR.. w. G.. Taylor, just above
swans nsboro', last night. There were a
number OF young ladies aud gentlemen
from Richmond present, aud dancing was
kept up until late hour.
Some elegant stone is being qrarried at
the quarries on the hne OF the Richmond
and DauyilIe railroad, near Manchester,
and this work, which was but recently
started, is giving employment to larle |
force OF hands. The quarry near Spring |
Hill Is making a specially OF curbstones.
The Numbers OF the Manchester German |
Club will have picnic at Watkins's Mil
on the Fourth.